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August 21, 2025

Summer Shakespeare and the State of Nashville’s Theater Scene

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Summer Shakespeare and the State of Nashville’s Theater Scene

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The Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s Summer Shakespeare run of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” opens tonight at The Yard at oneC1TY. Host Marie Cecile Anderson takes us inside this year’s production to discuss the state of Nashville theater with festival artistic director Jason Spelbring and Nashville Shakes conservatory members Aubrey Bagley, Trey Smith, and Makinley Smith. 

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